Douro Branco 'Xisto Cru' - Luis Seabra - 2019
£34.00Price
Origin
Douro / Portugal
Style
White
Grape Variety
Rabigato / Codega / Gouveio / Viosinho Dozelino Branco
Production
Organic / Biodynamic practices
ABV
13 %
Winemaking
Hand harvested from seeral plots of 80yr old vines all planted in schist soils
Before pressing the grapes were crushed and de-stemmed then decanted at a low temperature for 24 hours
Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts
Aged for 12 months in old 228ltr French oak barrels and a further 6 months in steel before bottling